Waynaut offers a multimodal directions-as-a-service platform that aggregates traditional and innovative transport data—from subway to carpooling—into a single dashboard. Through an API, Waynaut enables GDS, online travel agencies, travel search engines and mapping sites to integrate multimodal routing data into their products. The company’s platform surfaces the best routes by combining multiple transport modes for end users. Waynaut was co-founded by Simone Lini (CEO), Thomas Rossi (Lead Developer), Michele Festini (Lead Developer) and Matteo Lo Manto (UX Product Manager). The company said it will use the newly raised funds to continue to expand operations. It is based in Milan, Italy. Waynaut acquires transport data in any format and provides a platform that lets travel agencies, websites and apps offer users the best mix of buses, metros, taxis and newer services such as carpooling, ridesharing and carsharing. The company is led by CEO Simone Lini and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. It has a team of 14 and has closed its first contract with a large online travel agency while courting other leading European players. Waynaut says it will use the new funding to continue improving its technology and to expand operations. The article does not disclose revenue or other financial metrics. Product development and commercial expansion are the stated near-term priorities. Waynaut provides a multimodal transportation data platform that combines traditional transport modes (bus, metro, taxi) with innovative options like carpooling, ridesharing, and carsharing. Led by CEO and founder Simone Lini, the service ingests data from any format and is available via an API or a widget. The platform enables websites and apps to show users the best way to get where they need by aggregating and combining multiple transport options. The company intends to use the newly raised funds to expand operations and grow the business in Italy and internationally. The financing was announced as venture capital from Programma 101 (P101); the amount was not disclosed. The company was previously known as Youmove.me and had raised a €50k pre-seed round.

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Dec 2016